American Politics
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Catholic Ideas and Catholic Realities
For the last fifty years, from the Second Vatican Council onward, it made sense to speak of…
Eucharistic Coherence
Since being appointed bishop of Springfield, Illinois in 2010, I have been asked many times about the…
The Bible as a Great Book
Founding God’s Nation:Reading Exodusby leon r. kass yale, 752 pages, $40 Leon Kass, best known for his…
When the TV Turns Off
The Silence by don delillo scribner, 128 pages, $22 To say that Don DeLillo dislikes television would…
The Bishops, Donatism, and President Biden
In an article first posted at Commonweal and republished on July 7 in La Croix International, Professor…
The Spirit of Gratitude
I am pleased to report that loyal readers like you helped us exceed our goal of $500,000…
At the PCA General Assembly, the Little Guys Stood Up
The summer of 2021 is proving to be an interesting time for the conservative Protestant denominations of…
After Fulton, Religious Foster Care Agencies Still Vulnerable
A distinctive feature of Chief Justice John Roberts’s nearly 16-year tenure on the Supreme Court is a…
The Mess of #MeToo
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Alec Klein joins the…
On Not Being Assimilated
The first six chapters of the Book of Daniel present a narrative theology of resistance. Daniel and…
Pessimism Vindicated
Fears of a Setting Sun:The Disillusionment of America’s Foundersby dennis c. rasmussen princeton, 288 pages, $29.95 The…
The Politics of Belonging
The plight of the British Labour party—which can be found today still licking its wounds from a…
Ambiguously Catholic
Church, Interrupted:Havoc & Hope: The Tender Revolt of Pope Francisby john cornwell chronicle prism, 304 pages, $27.95…
Bonfire of the Verities
The Unbroken Thread:Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaosby sohrab ahmari convergent, 320 pages,…
Father’s Day Hieroglyph
In a wall relief at the shrine of Hathor,goddess of love and joy, Thutmose III,Napoleon of Egypt,…
